On today's card: National security needs vs. public's right to know

1:02 PM,
Aug. 6, 2013

Written by

Gene Policinski

News is swirling these days around a complex mix of national security issues, leaks of classified information, and First Amendment protections for a free press amid the new world of digital journalism. Let's use some terminology from a heavyweight boxing bout to track this "match" pitting the needs of national security against the public's "right to know:"

Round One: Score it for the Obama administration, which came out of the corner fighting against leaks early in the first term - by this year, bringing more prosecutions under the Espionage Act than ever before. Just that fact alone alarms ...